Whether you are just starting to blog or you have been blogging for a while, I’m sure you have pondered the question “Why do some blogs fail?” The answer to this question can be just as important as “What makes a blog successful?”. I’m pretty sure that most bloggers do a little research on how to make their blog successful before they start to blog. I wonder if just as many contemplate on what could cause their blog to fail. I speculated on it and did a little research to educate myself on what can keep blogs from being successful. I found some common mistakes that can cause some blogs to fail while others follow the path to success.

You’re sitting at your desk, pondering what to write but you can’t manage to muster up the energy to start typing. You wonder why you don’t have enough motivation to write anything. Have you run out of ideas? Why has your enthusiasm for writing disappeared?

Blogging requires passion, energy, enthusiasm, and most of all, motivation. You ask yourself, “Where did my motivation go? How do I get that motivation back?”

Did you know that on average, only 1 out of every 10 readers comment on the blogs they read? So how can you encourage your readers to comment on YOUR blog? I gave it some thought, did a little research and discovered some techniques that might prove to be successful.

I know a lot of you out there that have just started blogging might be wondering “What makes up a good blog?”.I’m going to share some information with you that I have discovered which I’m sure most professional bloggers already know.

Do you realize how many blogs are on the Internet? Can you imagine the number of blogs?

“As of 16 February 2011, there were over 156 million public blogs in existence”, based on Wikipedia information. Wow, that is a huge number, isn’t it?

On the Internet, you could find many kinds of blogs with different topics. Technology, gadgets, blogging tips, etc. … with a lot of useful information. So I will try to classify those blogs to figure out the reasons behind blogging.